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REL 2011
Site Visit Report Draft
Reform Judaism
As a Christian, all I know about Judaism is what I have learned from movies, books, and
school. I was surprised to learn that the Temple would open their doors to all students and
other visitors interested in getting a glimpse into their religion. In my limited knowledge of
Judaism, I knew that the Jewish synagogues would be closed to other religions, so I was
very shocked on how welcoming they were. It was really interesting for me when I saw
that instead of a Priest; they have a Rabbi, which means “teacher", and instead of working
as an intermediary between God and our prayers, a Rabbi leads the preachers, explains the
service, and tells the churchgoers what prayers should be said. I was intrigued when I saw
that they were reading the book of prayers from right to left, but then I learned that
Hebrew is read that way. Even though the book was written in Hebrew, it had English
translation. Before this project I didn’t know that the “Tanakh", also known as the Jewish
bible, is derived from the Christian bible’s Old Testament and that it is basically similar to
it, but with some differences as we can see that Judaism and Christianity are different
indeed. My friends and I attended the Sunday morning service, which began at 9:00 am
and lasted an hour. Minyam is a service that requires ten Jewish male adults and this
service is used in several types of rituals. It includes rituals like public worship, priestly
blessings, and some readings from the Torah, which is the most important Jewish text. In
that morning, they also prayed for the deceased. The ceremony was short and to the point;
there were lots of congregants. Temple Dor Dorim seems to be very popular in the Weston
community since there are a lot of Jewish people living in the area.
This synagogue follows strict attire policy similar to that one used in Christian churches.
Even though they are very flexible in Reform Judaism, they still have a strict policy when
it comes to how you present yourself in the synagogue. When my friends and I went we
had to wear full-length pants and shirts that covered our shoulders. One difference is that
Jewish men have to cover their heads with a “kippot" or also called “yarmulkes". The
“kippot" looks like a small flat hat and it is round and worn in the top of the head. Some
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